West Virginia contains a network of eight state forests that help to protect over 70,000 acres (28,000 ha) of wooded lands in the state. Most of the forests are managed by the West Virginia Division of Forestry, although Kanawha State Forest is managed as a state park by the Division of Natural Resources. All of the forests except for Calvin Price contain recreational facilities managed in cooperation with the DNR.
West Virginia state forests
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Accommodations |
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Cabwaylingo | Wayne | 8,125[1] | 3,288 | 14 | 21 | 
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Calvin Price | Greenbrier Pocahontas |
9,482[1] | 3,837 | |||||||
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Camp Creek | Mercer | 5,397[1] | 2,184 |
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Coopers Rock | Monongalia Preston |
12,747[2] | 5,159 | 50[3] |
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Greenbrier | Greenbrier | 5,130[1] | 2,076 | 13 | 16 |
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Kanawha | Kanawha | 9,052[1] | 3,663 | 46 |
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| Kumbrabow | Randolph | 9,474[4] | 3,834 | 6 | 13 |
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Seneca | Pocahontas | 11,684[1] | 4,728 | 8 | 10 |
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Panther State Forest – Transferred to West Virginia Division of Natural Resources to become Panther Wildlife Management Area in 2008. | ||||||||||
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Watoga State Forest – Established in January 1925 as Watoga State Forest. Became Watoga State Park in 1934.[5] | ||||||||||
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| Map of State Forests of West Virginia (Each dot is linked to the corresponding forest article) |
See also
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References
edit- ^ a b c d e f g "West Virginia State Parks Facilities Grid" (PDF). West Virginia State Parks. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 5, 2009. Retrieved November 2, 2008.
- ^ "Coopers Rock State Forest". West Virginia Division of Forestry. Archived from the original on May 9, 2008. Retrieved November 2, 2008.
- ^ "Home". wvstateparks.com.
- ^ "Kumbrabow State Forest". West Virginia Division of Forestry. Retrieved September 12, 2008.
- ^ Where People and Nature Meet: A History of the West Virginia State Parks. Charleston, West Virginia: Pictorial Histories Publishing Company. April 1988. ISBN 0-933126-91-3.